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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2001
Kamal Emile Dimitri, Tucson, AZ (US);
John Edward Kulakowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Rodney Means, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Kamal Emile Dimitri, Tucson, AZ (US);
John Edward Kulakowski, Tucson, AZ (US);
Rodney Means, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel James Winarski, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Applicants' invention includes a hard disk drive library which includes a plurality of hard disk drive storage slots, a plurality of backplane connectors, wherein a backplane is disposed in or adjacent to each of the hard disk drive storage slots. Applicants' hard disk drive library further includes one or a plurality of hard disk drives removably disposed in the plurality of storage slots, and a controller in communication with each hard disk drive removably disposed within the hard disk drive library. Applicants' invention further includes a data storage and retrieval system which includes Applicants' hard disk drive library in combination with one or more external servers. Applicants' invention further includes a method to insert additional hard disk drives into Applicants' hard disk drive library. Applicants' invention further includes a method to store data in, and to retrieve data from, the hard disk drives removably disposed in Applicants' hard disk drive library.